The Safety to Surrender - On How to Study Magic and Revolutionary Witchcraft | Sarah Lyons

This week, we welcome my new friend, writer, activist, filmmaker, and witch, Sarah Lyons, for a special in-person recording of the pod! I actually adored the background of city sounds you hear in this interview that I did with the @citymystic discussing her two books, which I personally think were well missing from occult literature until she wrote them, How to Study Magic and Revolutionary Witchcraft.

We giggle, we joke, we contemplate horror, as we discuss some serious issues such as; Who gets to define who as “Othered”? Why is it so important to reclaim the term Wtich? How does the body act as an object held within the political dimension? What's the difference between calling yourself Witch vs Magician? Why might we need the discipline of a container to unleash ecstasy? And perhaps most importantly, how can we find safety as we stand at crossroads making deals with uncertainty? All this and more, on today’s episode of SaturnVox.

To find more on Sarah, check out their website where you can find access to their impressive portfolio of written articles, book them for consultation for your tv show or podcast, read their blog, or buy their books!

To find more on SaturnVox, check out their instagram and twitter @saturnvox, or, visit their website saturnvox.com.  If you want to support the show towards goals of better equipment, merch, and bonus material, please check out the Patreon at www.patreon.com/saturnvox where one can join in on our book club where we are currently reading the Magic in History compilation on Conjuring Spirits compiled by Dr. Claire Fanger,  and discord community in which we are currently engaged in a decan walk complete with bouquet building and poetry forming. 

Original music for the podcast performed by Jules M. Dooley, traditional astrologer and sound artist. Follow his experiments with astrology + sound + ai visuals on IG: @glitches_in_the_night_sky

Fallen Angel graphic drawn by the effervescent tattooer and illustrator @floodtower

SHOW NOTES:

Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism

How to Study Magic: A Guide to History, Lore, and Building Your Own Practice

The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins